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The resort buuble is really house arrest at $1250 a night. You will be locked in your room not allowed out and denied access to the beach, pool and restros. Might have to ware a prisoner ackle bracelet to insure you don’t escape your resort.
It’s the for a federal judge to grow a pair and state the obvious that this is unconditual denial of rights.
Derek Kawakami is using this issue as political cover for the franken food seed industry 9n kauii which is causing ecological damage. Watch doc on rt.com which goes into how the pols are ignoring the will of the Hawaii residents.
Time to hit his donors up with boycotts and docs to get them to drop thei support for him so he just quite.
I believe people can in fact freely roam the hotel grounds, as defined by an electronic monitoring fence. Just like people have for dogs. The guests do have to wear electronic monitor, but I think is on their arm/wrist not leg. I suppose better than a shock collar. That’s why it’s called Enhanced Movement Quarantine. You are correct on the “No Beach for You” part.
FWIW – we are seeing some rental cars on the North Shore. Nothing compared with BC (“Before Covid”), but they are out there. Apparently, some people voluntarily agreed to be locked in a room for 10 or 14 days. Or maybe they are still here after pre-Dec 2 arrival? IDK. We recently sat next to a young couple that just bought a condo in Princeville and moved here from Boston. They work remotely. Kauai island RE is a sellers’ market, with people buying based on nothing more than internet pics. What could go wrong?!
For the inter island application of the within 72 hour negative test requirement, assuming a fast response test will be acceptable (given there will already have been a previous negative PCR test to get to island #1), are there presently fast response testing capabilities on, say, the Big Island?
Aloha Guys,
It seems clear that the Mayor is not reading this, and obviously is not listening to the 98%, some of whom are Kauai residents.
I’m curious if you are seeing a ramp up of homelessness and/or people being forced to leave Kauai, in order to keep from being homeless?
It’s really time for this out-of-control rollercoaster to stop, as it’s about to go off the rails, if it hasn’t already.
Mahalo, Rob and Jeff, it must be frustrating for you having to wade through this craziness and report on all these ridiculous weekly changes. I think I speak for almost everyone who follows your website…we definitely appreciate your dedication and fortitude! 👍
Hi Jim.
The appurtenant issue is listening vs. reading. Thanks and happy new year!
Aloha.
It is not the “best scenario” but it would be acceptable to me. I would be happy to stay in a resort bubble as long as sufficient restaurants are open and I was able to get a few groceries.
We have gone to Kauai 1-2 times per year the last 15 years. We love the Island and have had nothing but great experiences during our time there. After having to cancel our trips three times this past year due to covid restrictions, we booked a trip to Florida and had a great time with beautiful beaches.If Kauai doesn’t Figure it out and open up soon, they will loose a lot of regular tourists, including us. Very sad!!
These “resort bubbles” absolutely make sense in Kauai–since they are in a “moron bubble” a place where up is down, left is right and really bad ideas are the toast of the town.
The fact that 98% of respondents thought it was a stupid idea goes to show just how retarded Derek Kawakami really is.
Nope… He’s local Japanese ( I believe) he is smarter, wiser and more caring…kidding. A vast majority of locals in Kauai disagree with him.
I worked with Kauai girl recently. I asked her if the locals there approve. She said no way.. Kawakami is a trust fund baby who’s never had a real job.
She also said they edit the Kauai Facebook comments. Filter out the negative comments to make his decisions appear more accepted.
Yup, I’ve got to cancel my trip. I understand, but the impact to business is going to be devastating. I wonder if Kauai will ever recover.
The rule changes don’t mean much realistically!. We’ve cancelled reservations we had both in December and in January.
Hotel bubbles are worthless and even through we own a condo in Princeville; we aren’t considering a trip to Kauai with a 10 day quarantine or a three day stop over on another island.
Why can’t Kauai require a negative test within 3 days of arrival and do another test on everyone at the Lihue airport when people arrive?
The situation would be laughable if it wasn’t so serious.
Wow… another rule change. So creative! Looking forward to see next “creative” restriction next month😀
What are the bubble resorts